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Circulatory & Respiratory System Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The respiratory system helps us take in _________________ and remove ____________________.

a)

air/oxygen

b)

oxygen/carbon dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide/waste

d)

waste/air

2.

These are the two two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung).

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

capillaries

d)

bronchioles

3.

Name the organ labelled # 6.

a)

stomach

b)

alveoli

c)

diaphragm

d)

lungs

4.

The muscle that contracts and relaxes to force air in or out of the lungs.

a)

Oral Cavity

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Nasal Cavity

d)

Epiglottis

5.

Often referred to as the "windpipe", this tube leads from the pharynx and larynx to the lungs.

a)

bronchi

b)

trachea

c)

bronchiole

d)

pharynx

6.

Which term best describes the air sacs where gas exchange occurs in the lungs?

a)

bronchi

b)

lungs

c)

oxygen

d)

alveoli

7.

What type of blood vessels are wrapped around the alveoli?

a)

Veins

b)

Capillaries

c)

Arteries

d)

All of the above

8.

The pulmonary circuit is blood flow between the heart and the...

a)

Intestines

b)

Brain

c)

Legs

d)

Lungs

9.

Which blood vessels take blood TO the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

10.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

11.

Which type of blood would be found in a vein in the systemic circuit?

a)

oxygen-rich

b)

oxygen-depleted

12.

In the diagram, what part of the heart is labelled A?

a)

Left Atrium

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Right Atrium

d)

Right Ventricle

13.

Why do ventricles have thick, muscular walls?

a)

They must pump blood up the atria

b)

They are made of skeletal muscle

c)

They must pump blood to the lungs and out to the body

14.

Valves are important in the heart because they...

a)

Create the heart beat

b)

Are vessels that carry blood

c)

Prevent back flow as blood moves through the heart

d)

House white blood cells

15.

This portion of the blood plays an important immune function.

a)

Plasma

b)

Red blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

White blood cells

16.

If you cut your finger, this part of blood helps form a clot to stop bleeding.

a)

Red blood cells

b)

Plasma

c)

Platelets

d)

White blood cells